Receptacle and carrier therefor



Oct. 31, 1939. H. L. oLsEN 2,177,993

REcEPTAcLE AND CARRIER THBREFQR lFiled March 11, 193s MLQX- Y A l Har /dL. 0256/2 /f' '27S 2. m fly/64 ATToR Y Patented Oct. 31, 1939 UNITEDSTATES PATENT oFFicE This invention relates to receptacles or boxesprovided with carriers or handles, and more particularly to anarrangement for attachment of handles to boxes and cartons fabricated-from f lbrons material such as cardboard and the like.

An object of the invention is to provide a method of constructing acardboard box blank which maybe folded to form a box, in conjunctionwith which a wirevhandle may be quickly and easily attached. v v

Another object is to provide a ycardboard box of the kind` wherein ahandle may be fastened thereto aiter such a box has been lledwithmerchandise and closed, without necessitating the opening of such abox in order to aix a handle'.

A further object or" the invention is to produce a box blank which maybe folded into a box to which may be aiiixed a handle, but whichr blankwill be intact and whole in the event a handle is not aixed to the yboxmade from said blank. I

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a handle which maybe attached to acomplete box without necessitating the use of force ordeformation of said handle.

These and other objects are attained in the ,following detaileddescription and shown in the accompanying drawingin which: l

Fig. l is a side view of a box and handle made in accordance withtheinventionj Fig. 2 is a plan view of a atblank as formed for making acollapsible box embodying the invention.

Fig. 3 is a sectional, fraginental View showing 35 a handle associatedwith a cardboard box.

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Flgiue showing a handle being insertedthrough the handle openings of the box. -f

Fig. 5 is an enlarged View taken on line 5-5 kof Fig. 3. v

Fig. 6 is a modied form of a handle-receiving slit. ,Y

Fig. 7 isa second modiied form of handlereceiving slit. f y

Fig. 8 is a side view, on a reduced scale, showing a handle made inaccordance with the invention.

A box li) is folded from nat blank II, of snitable material, in which atop l2, front I3 and bottom i4 comprises what is hereinafter referred toas the outer or cover section: and rear wall I5 and inner top wall I6compriserwhat is herein-y after referred toas the inner or. basesection. Suitable end walls I'I, I8,v I9 and 2@ are` rengaged by lockingtongue members 2 I, 22, 23 and 24 in a 55. manner old in the art,whereby the inner and outer sections are completed, being hingedlyconnected together along the common bottom. section I4.r

The inner-section and outer-sections when associated to form a completebox, may be locked in closed or engaging position or relationship by 'Imeans of the flap lock strip 25, which is made integral with top i2.This lock flap comprises latchmg tabs 26 and 2.1 which. cooperate withand iit within slit 23 and slot 29 respectively,provided in rear wallI5, substantially as shown in Calahan Patent No. 575,775. l

In the top wall i2 a pair of push-out blanks are provided, each blankcomprising'a scored circle SI having a scored line 32 extending outwardfrom. the edge thereof. These scored sections or blanks are sopositioned Ithat when the box sections are closed together as shown inFig. f

l, each scored blank falls directly over a comple*- mentary slot Bilprovided in inner top` wall I6.

it should be noted that the distance Abetween the inner adjacent edgesof scored circles 3i, is equai to the distance B between the inneradjacent edges of the pair of complementary slots 39.

A wire handle 4@ having the lfollowing specifications is formed tocooperate with these handle-receiving means. l f

Handle 4E) comprises a hand hold portion` 4I, sides or legs 42 and Seachof which terminates in iii-turned or convergent foot members or lugs 44andy 45 respectively. The distance between the closest Vportions of legsl2 and I3 is equal to the distance A and B between the adjacent edges ofthe*` scored circles 3! and slots 30 respectively. The handle is soiormed that the distance C from the inner-most end of one foot to theinner corner 'formed where the opposite Vleg meets the hand portion 4Iof handle d@ is equal to the lower horizontal distance D between theinner adjacent cr closest edges or portions of legs 42 and43.

Yadjacent complementary slot 39,1thence into the interior of the box I0.Since the distance D between legs 42 and (33 equals' distance A betweenthe inner-most edges of a pair of push-out circles 3|, it is obviousthat in order to introduce (without distorting)r the second inturnedfoot 44 ond push-out circle so that by forcing leg 42 downward foot 44will easily displace said pushout circle and pass through associatedslot 30 into the box interior. By pulling up on handle section 4I thehandle will seat, as shown in Fig. 3, with the entire length of inturnedfoot portions 44 and 45 being supported by a double thickness (I2 andI6) of box material.

The overall length of each scored line 32 is at least equal to thelength of a foot member 44 and 45, whereby the overall length of eachscored push-out circle and associated scored line is greater than thelength of such foot member. In this manner the stock from which a box isfabricated will not be torn or opened up beyond the length of such ascored line 32 when a handle and associated foot is inserted, since asuflicient length of material is scored to properly accommodate thedisplacement caused by such foot member.

As clearly shown in Fig. 5, the diameter of hole |3| resulting when thescored push-out circle 3| was removed, is slightly larger than thediameter of handle leg wire 42. This is done in order that leg 42 willbe positively held in proper juxtaposition within the circumference ofhole I3I, yet at the same time be capable of free vertical movementwithout becoming disengaged from its associated opening I3l. Such asemi-loose t also prevents the handle from binding within its opening.

'I'he handle may be removed by reversing the process of insertion.

A decided advantage of this type box and associated handle lies in theease with which such a handle may be secured to a box and the securitywith which it holds the box. A further advantage is in the flexibilityafforded bylsuch a box which may also be used without handle, in whichevent the scored lines are not punched out whereby the outersection ofthe box remains intact and whole.

As shown in Figs. 6 and '7 are two modified forms of handle-receivingscored slits. The one (Fig. 6) an H slit section, comprises shortparallel scored lines 50 and 5| connected by a longer scored slit 52through which a foot member may be passed. An alternate form (Fig. 7)shows a T section, which is the same as the H section except that theoutermost short scored lines are omitted.

It should be understood that the handle herein described may be alsoused on the so called twopiece boxes in which event two sets of lockingflaps would be used to properly fasten the two box sections in properalignment. An alternate method of fastening a two-piece box would be tofasten the lower side of such a box by means of gummed tape and then usea handle to fasten the upper edges together.

What is claimed is:

' 1. The combination with a cardboard box comprising an outer sectionand an inner section hingedly connected along a common edge, said innersection adapted to be received within the outer section, fastening meansprovided through the top wall of the inner and outer sections forsupporting a handle from said top walls, of a bent wire handlecomprising a hand portion, and side legs which terminate in inturnedfoot members, said handle having such characteristics whereby thehorizontal distance adjacent the foot members between two legscomprising a pair equals the horizontal distance between the adjacentedges of the fastening means comprising a pair, which is also equal tothe distance between the innermost tip of a foot member and the junctureof the leg supporting the second inturned foot member and the handleportion, said handle being adapted to be inserted through thehandle-receiving means whereby the inturned feet will be supported by adouble thickness of the cardboard stock.

2. A box of brous material including a main box portion and a coverreceivable thereon, and handle-receiving means in the form of a pair ofscored, push-out circles having scored lines extending diametricallytherefrom and from each other provided in the cover portion, a pair ofelongated slot members provided through the box portion being so alignedas to fall directly beneath the scored holding means of the coverportion, and an inverted U-shaped handle having its leg members passedthrough said handlereceiving means from the exterior of the box andhaving convergent extremities adapted to engage the box wallintermediate the handle-holding means comprising a pair.

3. A box handle comprising an arcuate hand grip portion bounded byconverging side legs each of which terminates in converging footmembers, said handle members having such proportions whereby thehorizontal distance between the side legs adjacent the foot members issubstantially equal to the linear distance from the innermost end of aconvergent foot member to the intersection defined by the juncture ofthe hand grip portion with the other side leg which terminates in thesecond convergent foot member.

4. A handle of the class described for detachable mounting on areceptacle having a pair of spaced apertures in a wall thereof, saidhandle comprising a unitary metallic rod bent upon itself to form acentral hand hold portion, a pair of converging leg portions extendingfrom opposite ends of the hand hold portion and substantially alignedspaced lugs, extending toward one another from the ends of the legs, thejunction of each leg and the hand hold portion being spaced from thefree end of the lug of the opposite leg a distance approximating thespacing between the apertures of the receptacle to which said handle maybe attached.

5. The combination with a receptacle comprising a wall having a pair ofspaced apertures therein, of a handle comprising a unitary metallic rodbent upon itself to form-a central hand u hold portion, a pair ofconverging leg portions extending from opposite ends of the hand holdportion and substantially aligned spaced lugs, extending toward oneanother from the ends of the legs, the junction of each leg and the handhold portion being spaced from the free end of the lug of the oppositeleg a distance approximating the spacing between the spaced apertures inthe receptacle wall, whereby said handle and receptacle may be attachedand detached by successively moving each of the lugs of the handlethrough an aperture and incident to which one of the legs of the handleis moved to such position relative to the receptacle, that the junctionof such leg and the hand hold portion of the handle is disposed at oneof said apertures..

HAROLD L. OLSEN.

